Tag: Lincoln County Sheriff Report

Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 29 traffic stops and 35 security checks. There were 6 incidents involving cars hitting deer. A Deputy stopped a vehicle traveling 82-mph in a 45-mph zone on Joe Snow Rd in the Town of Scott on Friday. During the stop the driver, Isabelle Latzig of Merrill showed signs of impairment. She agreed to sobriety tests, which resulted in her being arrested for a first offense OWI. Latzig was later released to a responsible party.

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 56 traffic stops and 22 security checks. There were 7 incidents involving cars hitting deer. Deputies were sent dispatched to the Town of Birch on Tuesday regarding a reported disturbance in progress on Ainsworth Avenue. A female party who had been drinking was allegedly throwing objects and yelling. As deputies arrived, they spoke with the suspect, Melissa Gronholm of Irma and determined her drinking was in violation of her probation rules. Gronholm was placed under arrest, then taken to the Lincoln County Jail…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 34 traffic stops and 32 security checks. There were 3 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Wednesday, a traffic stop completed by an on-duty deputy on East River and North 4th Streets in Tomahawk for a vehicle with expired registration led to a first offense OWI arrest. The deputy noticed signs of impairment when speaking with the driver, Kelly Menore of Milwaukee. Menore agreed to sobriety testing, which led to the OWI arrest.

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 35 traffic stops and 31 security checks. There were 6 calls involving cars hitting deer, 1 involving a car hitting a bear, and a third where a car hit a coyote. On Sunday, the 911 center received a call regarding a motorcycle vs deer crash with injuries in the Town of Schley on county highway X near county highway C. Scottie Wenzlick of Merrill was driving the motorcycle when it struck the deer. Wenzlick sustained minor injuries from the crash and refused medical…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 32 traffic stops and 28 security checks. There were 4 calls involving cars hitting deer. Deputies were dispatched to State Highway 17 in the Town of Russell Monday regarding the report of a two-car crash with injuries. As they arrived at the scene, they learned that the driver of car #1 was attempting a U-turn where highway 17 meets Prairie Drive, entering the path where car #2 was heading southbound. The driver of the second vehicle was unable to stop before striking the…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 39 traffic stops and 13 security checks. There were 3 calls involving cars hitting deer. Deputies were dispatched to the 220 mile marker of US Highway 51 in the Town of Rock Falls Tuesday regarding a motorcycle crash with injuries. As they arrived at the scene, they learned that the driver was traveling northbound on highway 51 at a high rate of speed. As he entered a curve, the driver lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into the median causing the bike…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 50 traffic stops and 19 security checks. There were seven calls involving cars hitting deer, and one where a car struck a chicken. Deputies were dispatched to the Town of Schley Thursday in the area of State Highway 17 and County Highway G for a car crash that resulted in two injuries. Deputies spoke with the drivers and determined that one vehicle had slowed down or stopped in traffic when the second vehicle attempted to pass on the right when the slower vehicle…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 34 traffic stops and 20 security checks. There were 13 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Sunday, a deputy attempted a traffic stop for a speeding violation on Taylor Street in the City of Merrill. The driver sped away resulting in a brief pursuit. The driver, Jon Hart of Spring Valley WI was placed under arrest for vehicle operator flee/elude officer and was later booked into the Lincoln County Jail.

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 34 traffic stops and 20 security checks. There were 9 calls involving cars hitting deer, and there was one report of a car hitting a bear. On Thursday, deputies were sent to the Town of Bradley near Tannery and Green Box Roads regarding a single car crash with injuries. The driver, Andrew Dvorak of Tomahawk told deputies a deer ran out in front of his vehicle causing him to lose control and go into the ditch. Dvorak’s car rolled to a final rest…

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